An Ethical Framework for Managing Neglected Skin Tumors in Older Patients

Authors

Sach Thakker, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Kira Minkis, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Dermatology, 1305 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021.
Shari R. Lipner, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Dermatology, 1305 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021.
Nicholas Gulati, Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Vishal A. Patel, Department of Dermatology, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Jafar Al-Mondhiry, Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute, Fairfax, VA; University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA. Electronic address: Jafar.Al-Mondhiry@inova.org.

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

2-13-2025

Journal

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

DOI

10.1016/j.jaad.2025.02.027

Keywords

cutaneous oncology; ethics; healthcare system; medical humanities; neglect; psychosocial; shared decision making

APA Citation

Thakker, Sach; Minkis, Kira; Lipner, Shari R.; Gulati, Nicholas; Patel, Vishal A.; and Al-Mondhiry, Jafar, "An Ethical Framework for Managing Neglected Skin Tumors in Older Patients" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 6581.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/6581

Department

Dermatology